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Luigi Mangione Sentenced to 25 Years of United Healthcare Coverage (hard-drive.net)
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[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 32 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Looked it up to double check, as it's what I remembered reading.

The New York Police Department told CBS News that there are no indications that Mangione was a UnitedHealthcare customer.

Officials believe Mangione may have targeted the company because of its status as the largest health insurer in the United States.

[–] AgentDalePoopster@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

I would imagine it might be because United denies claims more than most (all?) other major insurance providers. I mean, it could be because of that, if Luigi did it, but he's innocent so this is purely hypothetical.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 9 points 3 days ago

They were absolutely the best choice to target, the worst of the worst.